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Teams sharpen up in last round before finals begin in Katanning Netball Association

Tina BriscoeGreat Southern Herald
Cardinals Phoenix's Halle Beeck shoots a goal as Dumbleyung 2's Erin Barber defends.
Camera IconCardinals Phoenix's Halle Beeck shoots a goal as Dumbleyung 2's Erin Barber defends. Credit: Tina Briscoe

The final regular round of the Katanning Netball Association season was held last week and the competition is now heading into three weeks of finals.

Juniors went off without a hitch, with teams eager as ever to play out the remaining fixtures of finals in the coming weeks.

Seniors had a couple of early games, including a Thursday night clash between Kia Ora and Allstars 2 in A-reserves.

Allstars 2 went all in for the win, blitzing Kia Ora 60-31.

C Grade: Cardinals Vixens' Te Atarangi Harper readies to pass down the court with Kaitlin Vickers from All Stars 3 defending.
Camera IconC Grade: Cardinals Vixens' Te Atarangi Harper readies to pass down the court with Kaitlin Vickers from All Stars 3 defending. Credit: Tina Briscoe

It was the last game for the season on Friday night in B-grade between the two Olympians teams.

With neither side able to make the finals, the derby was held in high spirits and had plenty of laughs.

Olympians 2 managed to sneak in their second win for 2022 against their sister team, narrowly edging out Olympians 3, 32-27.

On Saturday, Allstars 1 took on Kojonup 1 in the A-grade competition.

A C Grade All Stars 3 player going to shoot with Sandy Thill from Cardinals Vixens in defence position.
Camera IconA C Grade All Stars 3 player going to shoot with Sandy Thill from Cardinals Vixens in defence position. Credit: Tina Briscoe

Allstars 1 kept up the pace from their club’s mid-week game and blitzed Kojonup 1 62-35.

Olympians 1 and Cardinals Force played out a strong game but it was Olympians 1 who emerged big winners 58-23.

A-reserves had a great game between Kojonup 2 and Broomehill.

Kojonup 2 were slightly stronger on the day, winning comfortably 46-34.

Cardinals Forces’s Emma Naisbitt ready to pass into her goal circle as Olympians’ Kirsty Flugge defends.
Camera IconCardinals Forces’s Emma Naisbitt ready to pass into her goal circle as Olympians’ Kirsty Flugge defends. Credit: Tina Briscoe

In a prelude to the finals in B-grade, Dumbleyung 1 came in hard against Kojonup 4 and won 56-22.

Cardinals Fever had a tough time against Kojonup 3 but they managed to get over the line with a hard-fought 35-27 victory.

The scorecards from both C-grade games failed to reflect how tough these games were.

Allstars 3 kept up their scintillating form to emerge victorious over Cardinals Vixens, 58-28.

B Grade's Olympians Derby: Georgia Robinson for Olympians 3 prepares to throw the ball in from the backline, with Olympians 2's Georgia Nicholson defending.
Camera IconB Grade's Olympians Derby: Georgia Robinson for Olympians 3 prepares to throw the ball in from the backline, with Olympians 2's Georgia Nicholson defending. Credit: Tina Briscoe

Dumbleyung 2 did the same and kept their club smiling with a win over Cardinals Phoenix, 48-37.

There are three weeks of finals to be played in the senior competitions and the KNA welcomes spectators to cheer on friends and family.

In the A-grade competition, All Stars 1 will meet Olympians 1 in the first qualifying final, while Kojonup 1 will square off with Cardinals Force in the elimination final.

Both games will be played this Saturday.

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